This 1995 documentary, cowritten and codirected and hosted by Martin Scorsese, is one of the most passionate and informative explorations of classic American cinema.
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‘White Heat’ – James Cagney on top of the world on The Criterion Channel
“Made it, ma. Top of the world!” One of the greatest gangster classics of all time, White Heat (1949) stars James Cagney in an explosive performance as psychotic career criminal Cody Jarrett, driven over the edge by blinding headaches and murderous rages that only his mother can calm. Until, that is, she’s murdered while he’s […]